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H. G. M. HOWARD.

TWO WHEELED VEHIGLE.

Patented Nov. 16, 1886.

N T o STATES HENRY e. M. HOWARD, OF KALAMAZOO, MIoHreAN, AssIeNOE E ONE--HALF TO GEORG W. MONTGOMERY, OF sAME rLAcE.

TWO-WHEELED VEHICLE.

5PECIFICATION forming part cf Letters Patent No. 352,870, dated November16, 1886.

Application filed July 30, 1886.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it knownthat I, HENRY G. M. HOWARD, a citizen of the United States,residing at Kalamazoo, county ofKalamazoo, State of Michigan, haveinvented a new and useful Two.-

Wheeled Vehicle, of which the following is a I specification.

This invention relates to that class of twowheeled vehicles in which thebody is suspended from the thills by rigid or elastic hangers.

The object of the invention is to make the point of attachment of thehangers at one or both ends changeable by the peculiar constructionbelow described and claimed, so as to regulate the leverage for lightand heavy persons.

A further object is to construct an improved bottom to the body.

In the-drawings forming a part of this specification, Figure 1 is a sideelevation; Fig. 2,2. plan of body; Fig. 3, a broken rear portion of thebody in perspective; Fig. 4, asection on line 1 1 in Fig. 2; and Fig. 5,enlarged broken details from Fig. 1, showing additional eleiIjnelnts andchanges, all below described in de- Referring to the letters ofreference marked on the drawings, D is the body, pivoted to thills B atforward end in ordinary manner. 1; is the seat, Fig. 1. One wheel, A, isremoved in this figure.

The elastic hanger c in Fig. 1, attached at the upper end by joint 1' tothe cross-bar O of the thills, is the hanger disclosed in a patent to medated May 4., 1886, No. 341,144. In the use ofthese hangers I find itdesirable to make their point of attachment with the body or with thethills, or both, adjustable backward and forward, so as to change theleverage which the weight of the rider exerts on the springs. Thischanging of the point of attachment of the hanger to effect the leveragewill be understood from disclosures'in the prior state of the art; butthe means I employ are substantially difierent. I effect this by meansof thevcoupli-ng a Ora, elongated in the direction of the bodylengthwise, and provided with a series of loops or kinks. The couplingmay be secured to the body D, or to the thills -or cross-bar, or to thethills and body both, as

in Fig. 5, The eyed end of the hanger is at- -shown are made from Tmetal.

Serial Nd. 205,504. (No model.)

tached to the coupling, and is movable backward and forward thereon. Theeyeof the hanger (or its equivalent, a hook) catches into the loop ofthe coupling. (Clearly shown in Fig. 5.) The couplings here shown havetwo loops, one at each end; but as 'many loops may be employed asdesirable. The coupling com the body has only one clearly-defined loop;but the forward end, where it angles down to attach to the body at 8,forms the other loop or kink, the same being effectual, because thecoupling from this point inclines downward, owing to the angle of thatpart of the body where the coupling is attached.

A By changing the point of attachment of the lower end of the hanger tothe rearward, the weight of the rider exerts less leverage power on thespring. The same is true if the upper end of hanger is'moved back. Ifboth ends less effect on the spring. The angle at which the spring islocated when receiving the leverage strain may be also fixed as desired.

The non-elastic or rigid hanger is shown at 0' in Fig. 5. In suchinstances the body would receive its elastic effect from springs at theforward or rear end of body, or both. The hanger 0 may be attached atits upper end to a suspending-spring, and then be attached at the lowerend with coupling a; but all the uses of or instances in which thesecouplings may be employed in connection with varying arrangements ofhangers and springs need not be herein enumerated.

Referring to Fig. 1, the adjustment is for alight-weight person. Byswinging the lower end of the hanger a into the rear loop the adjustmentwill be, as indicated by dotted lines, for heavier persons.

A peculiar coaction of the coupling and the hanger cis that the body maybe raised quickly, and the lower ends of the hangers will fly forward tothe point 8 themselves, owing to the elasticity of the hangers, thusmaking a speedy adjustment. The bottom and forward portions of the bulgeof the body have the ordinary cross-slats, 61 (Z, transversely from onebar to the other of the body. These bars here A longitudinal centralslat-support is shown at e secured to the slats. I find the body is notproperly 7 are moved back, the weight of the rider has braced by thetransverse slats alone, the side bars being liable to cant out of trueposition with each other. This is obviated by the X- brace between therear slat d and the seat. This brace b also fills the open space at thispoint cheaply. The rear end of the central support, e, is extendedupward, and is secured to the bars of the brace b at the point wherethey cross each other. The ends of the brace 11 are bolted or riveted tothe side bars of the body. This secures a successful brace to thebody-bars and a more firm support to the center of the slats d. Theentire bottom, slats,

'brace, and support are metal; but this isa matter of choice.

Of course the design is to employ hangers and couplings on both sides ofthe body, substantially as set forth in the illustration and descriptionof one side.

' I am aware of a disclosure in the prior state of the art showing ahanger-coupler having a series of holes, into any desired one of whichholes the lower end of the suspending-hanger is inserted and secured bynuts or the like to change the height of the body. Another disclosureshows asuspending-link insertible into any desired one of a series ofnotches in a castingon the under side of the seat-bar for the purpose ofchanging the height of the seat; hence I disclaim these plans ofcarrying into effect the principle disclosed in this application.

. Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new is 1. Inatwo-wheeled Vehicle, the combination of a suspended body, thills, theelongated hanger-couplings provided with a suitable number of loops, andhangers having the end loosely surroundingthe looped bar of the couplingand movable on said bar in adjusting from one loop to another,substantially as set forth.

2. The combination f the thills, the suspended body, the elongatedhanger-couplings having a suitable number of loops, and the spiralspring hangers, substantially as set forth.

3. The body composed of side bars, the transverse slats, the crossedbars forming a brace to the side bars, and a longitudinal slatsupportsecured tothe bracebars where they cross each other, substantially asset forth.

4. The vehicle-body provided with the brace betwee'n'the'seat and rearfoot-slat, substantially as set forth.

In testimony of the foregoing I have hereunto subscribed my name inpresence oftwo witnesses.

HENRY G. M. HOWARD.

Witnesses:

JOSEPH E. KELLoGG, Enwn DB. VINCENT.

